March 6:  The presidential veto was overturned and only local fishing will be allowed within 40 miles and no industrial fishing!  There is a one year period of the 15 mile limit until the 40 mile limit is in effect though. At that time a new "Plan de Manejo" must be approved.

Click here for the entire March 7 Comercio article & comments

 Feb 17 update
The Law has gotten a partial veto - the limit for fishing has been reduced to 5 miles offshore in the South. 90% of the National Congress originally approved the change from 15 miles to 40 miles and now the special interests of  the fishing industry have managed to reduce this to a mere 5 miles offshore. More updates as they happen!

March 1 update - Galápagos will strike March 2 for one hour in protest of the veto. Read the entire text of an article from the newspaper El Comercio (in Spanish).

Here is a paid announcement by the fishing industry. Guess who they are blaming the problems in Galápagos on?!